WASHINGTON 性视界传媒 President Joe Biden on Thursday urged the nation to accept the results of the presidential election, saying 性视界传媒渢he will of the people性视界传媒 was clear and vowing a peaceful transfer of power following former President Donald Trump性视界传媒檚 decisive victory.
性视界传媒淲e accept the choice that the country made. I性视界传媒檝e said many times, you can性视界传媒檛 love your country only when you win,性视界传媒 he said in the White House性视界传媒檚 Rose Garden.
性视界传媒淚 will do my duty as president. I性视界传媒檒l fulfill my oath, and I will honor the Constitution,性视界传媒 he added as Trump was on pace to also win the popular vote after surging in blue states and among men minority voters, something he did not do in his 2016 defeat of former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. 性视界传媒淥n Jan. 20, we性视界传媒檒l have a peaceful transfer of power here in America.性视界传媒
For four years, since Trump attempted to overturn the 2020 election results, Biden and Democrats argued to voters that the former president was a threat to democracy.
He attempted to put out that fire on Thursday.
性视界传媒淚 hope we can lay to rest the question about the integrity of the American electoral system. It is honest, it is fair, and it is transparent, and it can be trusted, win or lose,性视界传媒 Biden said, describing the now-concluded presidential contest as having been about 性视界传媒渃ompeting visions性视界传媒 and urging his countrymen and countrywomen to 性视界传媒渟ee each other not as adversaries, but as fellow Americans.性视界传媒
The outgoing commander in chief性视界传媒檚 speech capped a wild four-month stretch that began when Trump on July 13 survived a assassin性视界传媒檚 attempt at a Pennsylvania rally and Biden ended his reelection bid eight days later.
The address also started two countdown clocks: one to the end of Biden性视界传媒檚 long political career and the other until the start of a second Trump presidency around noon Jan. 20. Trump early Wednesday morning was declared the winner of the presidential election by The Associated Press and other media outlets.
The president addressed the country one day after the Democratic presidential nominee that he endorsed shortly after stepping down on July 21, Vice President Kamala Harris, urged a crowd of supporters at Howard University in Washington, D.C., to watch Trump性视界传媒檚 actions like a collective hawk once he takes power in January.
性视界传媒淚 know many people feel like we性视界传媒檙e entering a dark time,性视界传媒 Harris said. 性视界传媒淏ut for the benefit of us all, I hope that性视界传媒檚 not the case.
性视界传媒淲e will never give up the fight for our democracy, the rule of law, the rule of justice and the sacred idea that everyone of us, no matter who we are or where we start out, have certain fundamental rights and freedoms that must be upheld,性视界传媒 she told supporters.
Biden described Harris as his 性视界传媒減artner,性视界传媒 saying she has 性视界传媒渁 backbone like a ramrod性视界传媒 and 性视界传媒渢rue character.性视界传媒
Bill Galston, a former Clinton White House aide now with the Brookings Institution, said Trump was victorious because his 性视界传媒渢heory of the case was broadly correct.性视界传媒
性视界传媒淗e and his campaign managers believed that it was possible to build on Republicans性视界传媒 growing strength among white working-class voters to create a multi-ethnic working-class coalition,性视界传媒 he wrote in an analysis posted Wednesday. 性视界传媒淗e was right: If the exit polls turn out to be accurate, he made strides among Latinos and African Americans, especially men. He increased his share of the Black male vote from 12 percent to 20 percent and carried Hispanic men by 9 points, 54 percent to 45 percent.性视界传媒
Galston noted that team Trump 性视界传媒渁lso believed that they could improve their performance among young adults, and they did 性视界传媒 from 35 percent in 2020 to 42 percent this year,性视界传媒 adding: 性视界传媒淎necdotal evidence suggests that most of this gain reflected a shift toward Trump among young men. Trump spent lots of time on podcasts, such as Joe Rogan性视界传媒檚, whose principal audiences are this otherwise hard-to-reach group.性视界传媒
Trump also presented voters a set of easy-to-digest policies, even if he never explained how they would work nor why he expected a better working relationship with lawmakers this time around. His campaign promises were typically delivered in simple lines.
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性视界传媒淲e性视界传媒檙e going to charge you large-scale tariffs on everything you send into the United States.性视界传媒
Ford O性视界传媒機onnell, a GOP strategist, said during a phone interview late last week that 性视界传媒淭rump got on his game after the debate,性视界传媒 referring to the former president性视界传媒檚 uneven performance in his lone verbal sparring session with Harris on Sept. 10. 性视界传媒淗e basically decided, 性视界传媒業性视界传媒檓 the best marketer in the business and I have the stronger brand.性视界传媒 He sold the brand.性视界传媒
Biden acknowledged worries about the next four years, especially among Democrats and his own White House staff.
性视界传媒淵ou know, the struggle for the soul of America since our very founding has always been an ongoing debate,性视界传媒 he said. 性视界传媒淚 know for some people, it性视界传媒檚 a time for victory, to state the obvious. For others, it性视界传媒檚 a time of loss. 性视界传媒 The country chooses one or the other.
性视界传媒淭ogether, we性视界传媒檝e changed America for the better. Now we have 74 days to finish the term, our term. Let性视界传媒檚 make every day count,性视界传媒 he told his team. That性视界传媒檚 the responsibility we have to the American people. 性视界传媒 Setbacks are unavoidable, but giving up is unforgivable. 性视界传媒 We all get knocked down, but the measure of our character, as my dad would say, is how quickly we get back up.性视界传媒
